3 New Cars We Are Yet To See On Nigerian Roads
It's a general belief that Nigerians don't carry last when it comes to exotic automobiles. Some vehicles we didn't even expect to see on our roads have been bought and driven (Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari F12 Berlinatta etc). But when some cars you expect to be players on the road become missing in action, then you begin to wonder what happened along the line. Could it be car lovers don't like them around here or nobody is just paying attention?
It would be surprising that such cars have been spotted severally in neighbouring countries like Ghana and Ivory coast. At least those are the closest rivals to Nigeria when it comes to automobile in West Africa. We can't say Africa at large because Nigeria is nowhere near South Africa, Morocco and Egypt. Perhaps we are going to have that discussion some day about which country leads the pack in cars on the African continent.
These are cars that have been reviewed online and their ratings are good. Here is a list of three of such cars missing in action.
2017 Porsche Panamera
According to Porsche, the new 2017 Porsche Panamera shares only three things with the previous generation: the Panamera name, the Porsche crest on the hood and the goal of being the fastest luxury sedan in the world.
This is one car petrol heads expect to have made it's way into the country but not yet. even the dealerships don't have any information about when it is likely to surface here.
2017 Range Rover Velar
the range rover velar is the fourth member of the range rover family. announced and released early in the year
Sitting in the gap between the Range Rover Evoque and Sport, the Velar offers a pleasing blend between the two SUVs and launches itself into the highly competitive mid-sized SUV segment. Velar's shape is reminiscent of the Sport but the styling is more comparable to the sportier Evoque.
Door handles are now flush and set into the body which feeds in to the Land Rover's brief for the Velar which was for the SUV to be "defined by a visually reductive approach and meticulous attention to precision in every detail." We still look forward to seeing this car in Nigeria
2017 Audi R8
A thorough re-do for the car that up-ended the way we think about mid-engined supercars. The original Audi R8 was useable, secure in the wet, beautifully built and untempramental – but still mad-fast and super-exciting. The new one has dropped the ‘basic’ V8 option. Now there are two V10 outputs, 540 and 610bhp. The body is lighter and stiffer, thanks to substititution of several large aluminium parts in the shell by carbonfibre. Extra electronics in the chassis extend the secure-versus-exciting contradiction outward in both directions. The cabin gets the TT’s ‘Virtual Cockpit’ fairy dust, but with a supercar’s driving position.
Are there any other cars you think are missing on Nigerian roads? Please share in the comment section.
It would be surprising that such cars have been spotted severally in neighbouring countries like Ghana and Ivory coast. At least those are the closest rivals to Nigeria when it comes to automobile in West Africa. We can't say Africa at large because Nigeria is nowhere near South Africa, Morocco and Egypt. Perhaps we are going to have that discussion some day about which country leads the pack in cars on the African continent.
These are cars that have been reviewed online and their ratings are good. Here is a list of three of such cars missing in action.
2017 Porsche Panamera
According to Porsche, the new 2017 Porsche Panamera shares only three things with the previous generation: the Panamera name, the Porsche crest on the hood and the goal of being the fastest luxury sedan in the world.
This is one car petrol heads expect to have made it's way into the country but not yet. even the dealerships don't have any information about when it is likely to surface here.
2017 Range Rover Velar
the range rover velar is the fourth member of the range rover family. announced and released early in the year
Sitting in the gap between the Range Rover Evoque and Sport, the Velar offers a pleasing blend between the two SUVs and launches itself into the highly competitive mid-sized SUV segment. Velar's shape is reminiscent of the Sport but the styling is more comparable to the sportier Evoque.
Door handles are now flush and set into the body which feeds in to the Land Rover's brief for the Velar which was for the SUV to be "defined by a visually reductive approach and meticulous attention to precision in every detail." We still look forward to seeing this car in Nigeria
2017 Audi R8
A thorough re-do for the car that up-ended the way we think about mid-engined supercars. The original Audi R8 was useable, secure in the wet, beautifully built and untempramental – but still mad-fast and super-exciting. The new one has dropped the ‘basic’ V8 option. Now there are two V10 outputs, 540 and 610bhp. The body is lighter and stiffer, thanks to substititution of several large aluminium parts in the shell by carbonfibre. Extra electronics in the chassis extend the secure-versus-exciting contradiction outward in both directions. The cabin gets the TT’s ‘Virtual Cockpit’ fairy dust, but with a supercar’s driving position.
Are there any other cars you think are missing on Nigerian roads? Please share in the comment section.
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